Condensate collector



Oct. 5, 1937. J. D. LEAR ET AL CONDENSATE COLLECTOR Filed Sept. 7, 19352 Sheets-Sheet 1 Snnentor Jase 06 D. Lear doae ofi Ask/h Oct. 5, 1937. Rr AL 2,095,218

CONDENSATE COLLECTOR Filed Sept. 7, 1935 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Zinnentor Jase0A D. Agar B damp/1 As/(m condensed moisture in various types of drippans, 25 and 26, the former engaging about the flange 5 to protect thestored foods which are usually poof the pan I l, and the latterprojecting under sitioned beneath the coil in racks or shelves. andsupporting the pan l5. The pan I5 is pro- These devices have beensubject to several objecvided with a drain vfitting 21 locatedimmeditions in that their extent and disposal militate ately under thefitting 23 and communicating against the proper convective circulationof the with a drain pipe 28. 1

' and which are thus disposed to provide air cirthe level of the pan. Itis'preferred that the 20 3 tively simple die equipment, as set forth inthe through thefunnels of the pans to and from all V 50 means of b01135having hook p s 9 withoutdeparting from the inventive concept." 50

Patent d 0131.5, 1937 r 2,095,218

CONDENSATE V COLLECTOR Joseph D. Lear and Joseph Askin, Buffalo, N. Y.,assignors to Fedders Manufacturing Company,

Inc., Bufialo, N. Y.

' Application September 7, 1935, Serial No. 39,609"

, 2 Claims. (01. 62-403) This invention relates to a condensatecollecfitting 23 located in one corner of the pan.v

1 tor which is adapted for use in cooperation with The remaining pan i5is retained in para]- a cooling coil of a refrigeration system. 16118111With the OVerlyiIlg D l4 by means 0 Heretofore it has been proposed tocollect the connecting clips 2 which are formed with flanges air to andfrom the coil; and furthermore, due The upper pan I4 is formed withlaterally to the proximityof the pan to the coil, they have disposedopenings 29 which are each defined by been subject to low temperatures,and, accorda surrounding flange 3|. This structure proingly, havethemselves acted as condensers, with vides in effect a plurality of'regularly spaced 15 undesirable drainage efiects. air funnels, the lipor crest portions thereof 15 In the present inventiomthese difiicultieshave being elevated above the level of the pan. Bebeen obviated byproviding a collector formed as tween the funnels, the body of the panis proa pair of spaced pans which are each perforated vid'e'd withraised portions 32 having a central or formed with louvers throughouttheir extent, ridge 33 from which the formation'merges to culation atspaced intervals through the extent width of the openings 29 be lessthan the disof their structure. Drainage from the'coil is tance betweenadjacent openings, for reasons received largely by the upper pan, whichalso is which will be hereinafter apparent.

formed toprotect the openings in the underlying The lower pan I5 ispreferably supplied with 25 pan, which receives a minor portion of thedrainformations identical with those of the pan I4 age and additionallyprotects the stored food from and disposed thereon so that the centerline of condensates dripping from the upper pan. the funnels of one pancoincide with the ridges structurally the device is susceptible to proofthe remaining pan. \As shown in Fig. 1, this duction in the numerousrequired sizes by relastructure readily permits the circulation of airaccompanying specification and drawings, whereportions of theevaporator. Water dripping from i r the fins, however, is effectivelytrapped, as it Fig. 1,is a diagrammatic longitudinal section eitherdrops directly into the upper pan M or through a refrigerating room,showing the 001- through the funnel openings thereof onto the 35 lectorpositioned beneath the cooling coil, and raised portions 32 of theunderlying pan. It 35 shown partially in section; V will be observedthat condensates forming on Fig. 2 is an end elevationof the coolingcoil the lower surface of the pan [4 are prevented with the collectorshown partially in section; from dropping through the funnels of the pani5 Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an by the ridge formations32, which, through their 40 end portion of the upper collector pan.angularity, direct the water to the mouths of 40 In Fig. 1 the numeralHl'indicates 'a refrigerat the funnels, whence-they drop onto theimpering room or box. An evaporator is suitably susforate portion of thepan l5. pended fromthe ceiling of the room, and it may The slight pitchof the pans, as obtained by be in the form of a horizontally disposedcoil the adjusting means heretofore described, per- II having verticalfins l2, mits the water to drain to the common drain 45 The condensatecollector I3 is formed of two pipe 28, which leads to the exterior ofthe room. rectangular pans l4 and I5 having peripheral It will beapparent that various structural modifian s l6 and I1 espe v y- T u ppan Hi fications may be made, such as in the shape of is suspendeddirectly under the evaporator by' thefunnels and disposal and number ofpans,

gaging the coil thereof, and threaded extremities W claim: 7

2! which project through the pan and receive 1. A condensate collectoradapted to be susnuts 22. The adjustment of the nuts 22 propendedbeneath a refrigeration evaporator com- V es a Simple means for Varyinge P c O prising a pair of pans each having a continuous the structure todirect the Water to a drain upstanding marginal flange, means connecting55 the pans in superimposed spaced relation, each pan being formed withspaced openings defined by surrounding flange portions, the openings ofone pan overlying imperforate portions of the remaining pan.

2. A condensate collector adapted to be suspended beneath arefrigeration evaporator comprising a pair of rectangular pans eachhaving a continuous upstanding marginal flange, means connecting thepans in superimposed spaced relation, each pan being formed Withelongated laterally disposed spaced openings defined by surroundingflange portions, the openings of one pan overlying imperforate portionsof the remaining pan, and raised formations between adjoining flangeportions.

JOSEPH D. LEAR.

JOSEPH ASKIN.

